Chemical fractionation in environmental studies of potentially toxic particulate-bound elements in urban air: A critical review

R Świetlik, M Trojanowska - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, studies of heavy metal air pollution have increasingly gone beyond
determining total concentrations of individual toxic metals. Chemical fractionation of …

Size distributions and sources of elements in particulate matter at curbside, urban and rural sites in Beijing

J Duan, J Tan, S Wang, J Hao, F Chai - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2012 - Elsevier
Size distributions of 29 elements in aerosols collected at urban, rural and curbside sites in
Beijing were studied. High levels of Mn, Ni, As, Cd and Pb indicate the pollution of toxic …

Hazardous trace elements in thoracic fraction of airborne particulate matter: Assessment of temporal variations, sources, and health risks in a megacity

O Ramírez, AMS de la Campa… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The deleterious health effects of thoracic fractions seem to be more related to the chemical
composition of the particles than to their mass concentration. The presence of hazardous …

Air pollution from traffic emissions in Oporto, Portugal: health and environmental implications

K Slezakova, D Castro, A Begonha… - Microchemical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Air pollution represents a serious risk not only to environment and human health, but also to
historical heritage. In this study, air pollution of the Oporto Metropolitan Area and its main …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and hopanes in PM1 aerosols in urban areas

K Křůmal, P Mikuška, Z Večeřa - Atmospheric Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
The concentrations of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), 4 hopanes and ααα
(20R)-cholestane in PM1 aerosol samples were measured in two cities of the Czech …

Characterization and estimation of human airway deposition of size-resolved particulate-bound trace elements during a recent haze episode in Southeast Asia

SN Behera, R Betha, X Huang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Toxic elements present in airborne particulate matter (PM) are associated with human health
effects; however, their toxic characteristics depend on the source of their origins and their …

Characteristics and source apportionment of PM2.5 in Jiaxing, China

Z Zhao, S Lv, Y Zhang, Q Zhao, L Shen, S Xu… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Herein we investigated the morphology, chemical characteristics, and source apportionment
of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) samples collected from five sites in Jiaxing. Scanning …

Changes in chemical composition and oxidative potential of urban PM2. 5 between 2010 and 2013 in Hungary

T Szigeti, M Óvári, C Dunster, FJ Kelly… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
A comprehensive chemical characterization and oxidative potential (OP) assessment of PM
2.5 was carried out at an urban site of Budapest between June 2010 and May 2013 to …

New insight into the measurements of particle-bound metals in the urban and remote atmospheres of the Sarajevo Canton and modeled impacts of particulate air …

S Žero, S Žužul, J Huremović… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
The Sa rajevo Canton Winter Fi eld Ca mpaign 2018 (SAFICA) was a project that took place
in winter 2017–2018 with an aim to characterize the chemical composition of aerosol in the …

Chemical composition and source identification of PM10 in five North Western European cities

SML Hama, RL Cordell, J Staelens, D Mooibroek… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) is a complex, heterogeneous mixture that changes in time and
space. It has many different chemical constituents, several of which have been identified as …